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Back in the 1960s, the U.S. started vaccinating kids for measles. As expected, children stopped getting measles.<p>But something else happened.<p>Childhood deaths from all infectious diseases plummeted. Even deaths from diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea were cut by half.<p>Scientists saw the same phenomenon when the vaccine came to England and parts of Europe<strong></strong>.Fri, 08 May 2015 16:20:13 +0000Michaeleen Doucleff41193 at http://kvnf.orgScientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles VaccineVaccination Gaps Helped Fuel Disneyland Measles Spreadhttp://kvnf.org/post/vaccination-gaps-helped-fuel-disneyland-measles-spread
California has been dealing with a big measles outbreak since December, when cases emerged among visitors to Disneyland in Orange County.<p>Measles spread quickly afterward.Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:15:00 +0000Scott Hensley38920 at http://kvnf.orgVaccination Gaps Helped Fuel Disneyland Measles SpreadPsychological Biases Play A Part In Vaccination Decisionshttp://kvnf.org/post/psychological-biases-play-part-vaccination-decisions
With the recent <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/08/375832981/measles-makes-an-unwelcome-visit-to-disneyland">outbreak of measles originating from Disneyland</a>, there's been no shortage of speculation, accusation and recrimination concerning why some people won't vaccinate their children.Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:33:43 +0000Tania Lombrozo37442 at http://kvnf.orgPsychological Biases Play A Part In Vaccination DecisionsVaccination Rates Worry Colorado Health Officialshttp://kvnf.org/post/vaccination-rates-worry-colorado-health-officials
<p></p><p>The national measles outbreak has state and local health officials concerned.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Last month 102 people from 14 states were reported to have </span><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/measles/" style="line-height: 1.5;">measles</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, according to t</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of those cases was reported in Colorado and a majority of them are part of an outbreak linked to a California amusement park. &nbsp;</span></p>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:20:18 +0000Laura Palmisano37358 at http://kvnf.orgVaccination Rates Worry Colorado Health OfficialsMost People Getting Measles Are Adults. Time For A Shot?http://kvnf.org/post/most-people-getting-measles-are-adults-time-shot
Most of the 92 cases of measles confirmed in California are among adults — more than <a href="http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Pages/Measles.aspx">62 percent</a>. Maybe they or their parents chose not to vaccinate, or maybe those people are allergic to one of the ingredients in the measles vaccine.<p>But it's also possible that a few of those adults happened to slip through the cracks when the measles vaccine first came to the public.<p>When doctors began administering the vaccine in 1963, they recommended that only people born after 1957 receive the vaccine.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:10:00 +000037221 at http://kvnf.orgMost People Getting Measles Are Adults. Time For A Shot?Beyond Rash And Fever: How Measles Can Killhttp://kvnf.org/post/beyond-rash-and-fever-how-measles-can-kill
In 1962, children's book author Roald Dahl lost his oldest daughter, Olivia, to measles. She was 7 years old.<p>Twenty-six years later, Dahl wrote a <a href="http://roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/timeline/1960s/november-1962">letter</a> to parents about what happened:<p><blockquote><p>"As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it.Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:41:00 +0000Michaeleen Doucleff37179 at http://kvnf.orgBeyond Rash And Fever: How Measles Can KillTo Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Childrenhttp://kvnf.org/post/protect-his-son-father-asks-school-bar-unvaccinated-children
Carl Krawitt has watched his son, Rhett, now 6, fight leukemia for the past 4 1/2 years. For more than three of those years, Rhett has undergone round after round of chemotherapy. Last year he finished chemotherapy, and doctors say he is in remission.<p>Now, there's a new threat, one that the family should not have to worry about: measles.<p>Rhett cannot be vaccinated, because his immune system is still rebuilding. It may be months more before his body is healthy enough to get all his immunizations.Tue, 27 Jan 2015 22:05:00 +000036877 at http://kvnf.orgTo Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated ChildrenDisneyland Measles Outbreak Hits 59 Cases And Countinghttp://kvnf.org/post/disneyland-measles-outbreak-hits-59-cases-and-counting
The measles outbreak that started at Disneyland and one other California theme park is expanding, with 59 confirmed cases in patients ranging in age from 7 months to 70 years.Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:24:00 +0000editor36684 at http://kvnf.orgDisneyland Measles Outbreak Hits 59 Cases And CountingParents Who Shun Vaccines Tend To Cluster, Boosting Children's Riskhttp://kvnf.org/post/parents-who-shun-vaccines-tend-cluster-boosting-childrens-risk
Although vaccines are among the safest, most effective ways to protect children from major communicable diseases, some parents still <a href="http://www.nclnet.org/survey_one_third_of_american_parents_mistakenly_link_vaccines_to_autism">doubt</a> this. As a result, some choose immunization schedules that defy science or refuse to vaccinate altogether.<p>If these parents were distributed randomly, their decisions would be less likely to harm others, especially babies too young for vaccination.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:22:34 +000036610 at http://kvnf.orgWhen It Comes To Day Care, Parents Want All Children Vaccinatedhttp://kvnf.org/post/when-it-comes-day-care-parents-want-all-children-vaccinated
There's been a lot of attention drawn to people who don't believe in vaccinating their children, but there are many more people who believe that vaccines are the best way to protect children from contagious disease. A recent poll shows just how concerned parents are about vaccines when it comes to putting their children in day care.<p>According to a poll conducted by the <a href="http://mottnpch.org/reports-surveys/parents-support-daycare-policies-get-kids-date-vaccines">C.S.Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:22:00 +000034765 at http://kvnf.orgWhen It Comes To Day Care, Parents Want All Children VaccinatedVaccine Controversies Are As Social As They Are Medicalhttp://kvnf.org/post/vaccine-controversies-are-social-they-are-medical
When essayist Eula Biss was pregnant with her son, she decided she wanted to do just a bit of research into vaccination. "I thought I would do a small amount of research to answer some questions that had come up for me," she tells NPR's Audie Cornish. "And the questions just got bigger the more I learned and the more I read."<p>In the U.S., vaccination rates are high; for measles, mumps and rubella, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 90 percent of infants receive vaccinations.Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:35:00 +000032010 at http://kvnf.orgVaccine Controversies Are As Social As They Are MedicalLocal Motion: The Anti-Vaccine Movement in Coloradohttp://kvnf.org/post/local-motion-anti-vaccine-movement-colorado
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Trading Post in </span>Paonia<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> is the kind of place you might expect to meet people who don’t vaccinate their kids. There’s bulk quinoa on the shelves, local potatoes in baskets and all sorts of sugar and wheat free goodies for sale near the cash register. The whole place has a decidedly crunchy, alternative vibe, and that extends to medicine. The last time I went there, the first three people I talked to told me they didn’t vaccinate their children.</span></p><p></p>Tue, 20 May 2014 21:27:20 +0000Emily Guerin26279 at http://kvnf.orgLocal Motion: The Anti-Vaccine Movement in ColoradoWestern Colorado schools have high rates of unvaccinated kidshttp://kvnf.org/post/western-colorado-schools-have-high-rates-unvaccinated-kids
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Colorado has one of the country's highest rates of un or&nbsp;undervaccinated&nbsp;school children. And some school districts in Western Colorado have rates five times higher than the state average. The majority of those kids have personal belief exemptions, which allow parents to easily opt out of some or all vaccines.</span></p>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:50:56 +0000Emily Guerin24811 at http://kvnf.orgWestern Colorado schools have high rates of unvaccinated kids